The Good Book Club: Week 11

Jubilees 25-44: From Rebekah to Jacob to Joseph and into Egypt

This Week

We are reading:

• Jubilees 25-44

• Psalms 100, 102, 105, 106, 107, 111, 112

Summary

This week we are once again continuing with Genesis REDUX.

Are you guys enjoying reading this? Should I include it in the Bible study next year? This is my first year using this annual plan so let me know how it’s going for you. I feel like really digging deep into the early world helps us understand Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy — and the entire setup of the Biblical narrative — but reading the entirety of Jubilees may be too much. However, I do really like getting the names of the women, and it’s super interesting to learn the precise dates and times of everything (in jubilee years).

But let me know in the comments and the chat how you’re feeling about reading this!

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Here is the daily breakdown from our annual plan:

• Day 68 — Monday, 3/9 — Jubilees 25-27, Psalm 100

• Day 69 — Tuesday, 3/10 — Jubilees 28-30, Psalm 102

• Day 70 — Wednesday, 3/11 — Jubilees 31-33, Psalm 105

• Day 71 — Thursday, 3/12 — Jubilees 34-36, Psalm 106

• Day 72 — Friday, 3/13 — Jubilees 37-38, Psalm 107

• Day 73 — Saturday, 3/14 — Jubilees 39-41, Psalm 111

• Day 74 — Sunday, 3/15 — Jubilees 42-44, Psalm 112

Day 68 — Monday, 3/9 — Jubilees 25-27, Psalm 100

• Rebekah tells Jacob not to marry a Canaanite woman like Esau did

• Jacob steals Esau’s blessing

Day 69 — Tuesday, 3/10 — Jubilees 28-30, Psalm 102

• Jacob works for Laban for 7 years in exchange for Rachel, but is given Leah instead — and is given Rachel as originally promised when he agrees to work 7 more years

• Gilead has 15 foot tall giants whose land spreads from Mount Hermon

• The Dinah story is repeated — and we learn that she was only 12 years old

Day 70 — Wednesday, 3/11 — Jubilees 31-33, Psalm 105

• Reuben sleeps with Jacob (his dad’s) concubine Bilhah, necessitating a whole chapter of rules in Leviticus. Side note: it is written in Jubilees 33:8 that Reuben uncovered the covering of his father, the same language used in the story of Noah and Ham

Day 71 — Thursday, 3/12 — Jubilees 34-36, Psalm 106

• We get more women’s names — that of all of Jacob’s daughters-in-law

• Joseph’s brothers sell him to Potiphar and it causes immense grief in the family, resulting in the deaths of Bilhah and Dinah

• Rebekah settles things between Jacob and Esau

• Rebekah and Isaac both die

Day 72 — Friday, 3/13 — Jubilees 37-38, Psalm 107

• The Book of Jubilees’ characterization of the relationship between Jacob and Esau is quite different than Genesis, with Esau and his sons attacking Jacob after Isaac’s death, and the resulting conflict ending in Esau’s death

Day 73 — Saturday, 3/14 — Jubilees 39-41, Psalm 111

• Joseph begins his career in Egypt, becomes imprisoned due to Potiphar’s wife’s false accusations

• Joseph successfully interprets dreams

• Tamar tricks Judah, gives birth to twins, resulting in more laws handed down to Moses

Day 74 — Sunday, 3/15 — Jubilees 42-44, Psalm 112

• Joseph’s brothers come to Egypt and make a plea

• Joseph is harsh and tests them before he ultimately reveals himself

• Jacob comes to Egypt with his family

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This week is kind of brief since we’ve read these stories before, but I do find the differences in the differences interesting. What do you think? Let me know in the chat and the comments below!